Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)

Chief Minister of Punjab
Seal of Punjab
Provincial Flag of Punjab
Incumbent
Mohsin Raza Naqvi
since January 22, 2023
Government of Punjab
StyleHis Excellency
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
ResidenceChief Minister House, Lahore
SeatLahore
AppointerProvincial Assembly of Punjab
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holderNawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot
Formation5 April 1947; 76 years ago (1947-04-05)
DeputySenior Minister of Punjab
Websitecm.punjab.gov.pk

The chief minister of Punjab (Urdu: وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب; Wazīr-e Aʿlá Panjāb) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the Provincial Assembly. Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi is the current interim chief minister of Punjab Pakistan.

The office of Chief Minister is located in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province and is known as the CM Secretariat.

List of chief ministers of Punjab

Muslim League
Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Muslim League (N)/Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Pakistan Muslim League (J)
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Caretaker

Trustee

N Name Portrait Party Term of office Ref
1 Iftikhar Hussain MLP 15 August
1947
25 January
1949
1 year, 163 days
Governor's rule
25 January 1949 — 5 April 1951
2 Mumtaz Daultana MLP 15 April
1951
3 April
1953
1 year, 353 days
3 Feroz Khan Noon 3 April
1953
21 May
1955
2 years, 48 days
4 Abdul Hamid Dasti 21 May
1955
14 October
1955
146 days
Post Abolished(14 October 1955 — 30 June 1970)
Martial Law
1 July 1970 — 2 May 1972
5 Meraj Khalid PPP 2 May
1972
12 November
1973
1 year, 194 days
6 Ghulam Mustafa 12 November
1973
15 March
1974
123 days
7 Hanif Ramay 15 March
1974
15 July
1975
1 year, 122 days
8 Sadiq Hussain 15 July
1975
5 July
1977
1 year, 355 days
Martial law
5 July 1977 — 9 April 1985
9 Nawaz Sharif IJI 9 April
1985
6 August
1990
5 years, 119 days
10 Ghulam Haider 6 August
1990
25 April
1993
2 years, 262 days
11 Manzoor Wattoo PML(J) 25 April
1993
18 July
1993
84 days
C Sheikh Manzoor (Caretaker) 18 July
1993
20 October
1993
94 days
12 Manzoor Wattoo PML(J) 20 October
1993
13 September
1995
1 year, 328 days
13 Muhammad Arif
13 September
1995
3 November
1996
1 year, 51 days
C Muhammad Afzal(Caretaker) 16 November
1996
20 February
1997
96 days
14 Shahbaz Sharif
PML(N) 20 February
1997
12 October
1999
2 years, 234 days
Governor's rule
12 October 1999 — 23 November 2002
15 Pervaiz Elahi
PML(Q) 29 November
2002
18 November
2007
4 years, 354 days
C Ejaz Nisar(Caretaker) 18 November
2007
11 April
2008
145 days
C Dost Muhammd Khosa
PML(N) 11 April
2008
8 June
2008
58 days
16 Shahbaz Sharif
PML(N) 8 June
2008
25 February
2009
262 days
Governor's rule
25 February 2009 — 30 March 2009
16 Shahbaz Sharif
PML(N) 30 March
2009
26 March
2013
3 years, 361 days
C Najam Sethi (Caretaker) 26 March
2013
7 June
2013
73 days
17 Shahbaz Sharif
PML(N) 7 June
2013
7 June
2018
5 years, 0 days
C Hasan Rizvi(Caretaker) 8 June
2018
19 August
2018
72 days
18 Usman Buzdar PTI 20 August
2018
30 April
2022
3 years, 253 days
T Hamza Shahbaz PML(N) 30 April
2022
26 July
2022
87 days
19 Pervaiz Elahi PML(Q) 27 July 2022 22 January 2023 179 days
C Mohsin Raza Naqvi (Caretaker) 22 January 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 0 days

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Trustee from 22 July 2022

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